Tricholoma sulphureum_M1

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Tricholoma sulphureumSulphur Knight Gas Agaric, Schwefel-RitterlingSlo.: veplena kolobarnicaDate: Oct. 28. 2009Lat.: 46.36167 Long.: 13.70097Code: Bot_396/397/2009-0296/0349Habitat: young mixed wood/thicket (mostly Fagus sylvatica, Picea abies, Fraxinus ornus), fairly flat, shallow, calcareous, southeast faced ground, in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 640 m (2.100 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: mossy forest groundPlace: Trenta valley, northeast of 'Na Melu' place, south-east slopes of Mt. Bavki Grintavec, 2.347 m (7.701 feet), East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spores 10.2 m (SD=0.5 m) x 6.9 m (SD=0.4 m), n=20; unmistakable awful and strong smell, like a poorly maintained sulfur water spa.Motic B1-211, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Motic B1-211, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. Ref:Personal communication Mr. Bojan Rot, www.gobenabovskem.si/M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 152R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 238www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6875~sou...